<p>A 15-year-old Muslim girl in the US has accused school security of removing her hijab and handcuffing her after she had an altercation with a fellow student who called her a "terrorist".<br /><br />The security guard at the Apple Valley High School, Minnesota, has been placed on administrative leave after responding to a fight involving the Muslim student, who accused school security of using excessive force, the Star Tribune reported.<br /><br />A spokesperson for the Apple Valley area school district said the security guard was on leave pending the completion of an investigation into the fight last Thursday after the 15- year-old sophomore was arrested and removed from the school.<br /><br />The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the student reported that she had been verbally harassed and called a "(expletive) terrorist" by a male student.<br /><br />The group said an altercation between the students ensued and the security guard intervened, along with the school resource officer, a police officer assigned to the school.<br /><br />"The security guard focused completely on her. He proceeded to grab her," Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of CAIR, said.<br /><br />The school resource officer called for backup and about three Apple Valley police officers responded.<br />The girl was taken to the Apple Valley Police Department and questioned and later released.<br /><br />She later alleged that the school resource officer pulled off her hijab after putting handcuffs on her.<br /><br />"I'm scared for my safety at Apple Valley High School. I feel very threatened," the girl was quoted as saying.<br /><br />The Apple Valley Police Department said it is investigating the fight and so far there is no indication that any racist language was used during the conflict.<br /><br />The student was initially suspended following the fight, but later she was allowed to return to the school.<br /><br />The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-MN, want the security officer and the police officer investigated for allegedly using excessive force against the female Muslim student.<br /><br />The organisation said that it has received a dozen complaints from Muslim students at the school who feel unsafe due to the incident and others like it involving the same officer.<br /><br />"We are concerned about the apparent use of excessive force in this incident and about the suspension of the Muslim student, who appears to have been a victim of bullying," Hussein was quoted as saying by the Pioneer Press.<br /><br />"We are also concerned about the growing number of Muslim students who report feeling unsafe because of how this incident was handled by the school officers," he said. <br /><br /></p>
<p>A 15-year-old Muslim girl in the US has accused school security of removing her hijab and handcuffing her after she had an altercation with a fellow student who called her a "terrorist".<br /><br />The security guard at the Apple Valley High School, Minnesota, has been placed on administrative leave after responding to a fight involving the Muslim student, who accused school security of using excessive force, the Star Tribune reported.<br /><br />A spokesperson for the Apple Valley area school district said the security guard was on leave pending the completion of an investigation into the fight last Thursday after the 15- year-old sophomore was arrested and removed from the school.<br /><br />The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the student reported that she had been verbally harassed and called a "(expletive) terrorist" by a male student.<br /><br />The group said an altercation between the students ensued and the security guard intervened, along with the school resource officer, a police officer assigned to the school.<br /><br />"The security guard focused completely on her. He proceeded to grab her," Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of CAIR, said.<br /><br />The school resource officer called for backup and about three Apple Valley police officers responded.<br />The girl was taken to the Apple Valley Police Department and questioned and later released.<br /><br />She later alleged that the school resource officer pulled off her hijab after putting handcuffs on her.<br /><br />"I'm scared for my safety at Apple Valley High School. I feel very threatened," the girl was quoted as saying.<br /><br />The Apple Valley Police Department said it is investigating the fight and so far there is no indication that any racist language was used during the conflict.<br /><br />The student was initially suspended following the fight, but later she was allowed to return to the school.<br /><br />The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-MN, want the security officer and the police officer investigated for allegedly using excessive force against the female Muslim student.<br /><br />The organisation said that it has received a dozen complaints from Muslim students at the school who feel unsafe due to the incident and others like it involving the same officer.<br /><br />"We are concerned about the apparent use of excessive force in this incident and about the suspension of the Muslim student, who appears to have been a victim of bullying," Hussein was quoted as saying by the Pioneer Press.<br /><br />"We are also concerned about the growing number of Muslim students who report feeling unsafe because of how this incident was handled by the school officers," he said. <br /><br /></p>